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Joel Sartore
National Geographic Magazine

"Last Ones: America's Endangered Species"


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Second Place
Joel Sartore
National Geographic Magazine


"Last Ones: America's Endangered Species"

Last Ones: Bog Turtle

The palm-size bog turtle, smallest in the country, now survives mostly on private lands. Adapted to soggy soils, the species suffers where wetlands are filled or groundwater is diverted. Fewer than 19,000 remain.

 

 

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